Celebrity Slam (383)

One of the many things that have changed over the decade-plus that we’ve been operating this space is the evolving nature of what it means to be a celebrity. While the traditional paths to fame and fortune – film, music, sports, etc. – remain viable, the explosive evolution of social media has led to a whole new sort of celebrity.

One of the things that we love to do as every year comes to a close is take a look back on everything that we addressed in this space over the past 12 months. It’s a chance to say good-bye to the wackiness and weirdness of the celebrity sphere in 2017. Some of it good, some of it bad … and a whole lot of it just plain dumb.

Let’s take a minute to look back at just a few of the highlights (or lowlights) from Celebrity Slam 2017.

Here at Celebrity Slam, we don’t need much of a reason to take a famous person to task. The spotlight-seekers out there have a tendency to engage in all manner of idiocy, so there’s usually plenty to choose from. It’s dealer’s choice, really.

One of the few things that is even worse than a spoiled, entitled celebrity with no sense of how to be a non-terrible human is a spoiled, entitled celebrity parent with no sense of how to be a non-terrible human.

Here at Celebrity Slam, our favorite thing to do is make fun of the rich and famous when they misstep, whether it be through words or actions. We take great delight in laughing at their foibles in the grandest sense of schadenfreude. Obviously, we don’t taunt them during times of true misery and suffering – there are some things that simply don’t warrant scorn – but for the most part, that’s our bread and butter.

One of the things that we always try to do here at Celebrity Slam is keep things light. Sure, we dish out the scorn and mockery pretty liberally when it comes to famous folks saying and doing stupid things, but we generally steer clear of the genuinely terrible. There are certain things that simply aren’t funny.

One of the things we most love here at Celebrity Slam is when famous folks get angry at one another. When egos of this magnitude clash, we get a wonderful look at just how base and petty these people can be. After all, they might be rich and renowned, but they’re still people. And people can be jerks.

One of the baseline truths of our celebrity culture is that a person’s name is valuable. Oftentimes, that name is the most powerful currency a famous person has. Simply by lending their name to a project or product or cause, they can generate massive amounts of attention which can then often be translated in to monetary gain.

One of the cornerstones of this space is the celebrity relationship. The ins and outs and ups and downs of famous people falling into and out of and back into love are ideal fodder for what we do here at Celebrity Slam.